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Arts District Printing Co!
It's the one-year anniversary of one of my most favorite furniture shops and design firms in Los Angeles, Hammer & Spear (*here was their opening party: stunning!), and just in time for a celebration they have kicked off a new art collaboration: Arts District...
Live In Your Zone Of Genius
You might need to get all kinds of emotional first. You may feel motivated by anger. You can have a very strong reaction to this moment of this is what I am supposed to be doing... but when it hits... take it and run with it! xoxo Dana
5 Reasons To Mix Some Violet Into Your Life!
(via) Violet is a tough color to approach for many, in part, I think, because of its cosmic nature. Violet. however, is a color that resonates with the universal, the spirited and the higher forms of thought and connection we have to humanity. If you are looking to...
Take Big Steps To Get Out Of A Rut!
(via) Lots of people will convince you to stay in a job, a relationship or a living situaltion where you just know you don't belong. From the well-meaning in your life you will hear about: How you have to be cautious. How there aren't many better things "out...
Fresh Decor & Refreshing Thoughts!
(avenue lifestyle) If your home is a mirror of your mind (& it is!) sometimes you need to pare down and know that less stuff and more freshness can be exactly what you need. If you are in a transition (*more here!) or in a rut, fresh space creates lots of clarity...
Take Amazing Care Of Yourself First!
Truly, you will drown trying to help people if you don;t take care of yourself first. It can either take you many years and much suffering to realize this, or you can stop over-helping other people before you, yourself, are well taken care of, truly. I see people...
Cheap, Chic & Clever Ways To Transform Your Decor!
(West Elm has Stickwood!) Taking what you have and making it much better with a little upgrade is a passion of mine. When you are like me- not handy with power tools and not big on complications, it makes transforming things a bit more challenging... yet...
Holistic Ways To Break Emotional Addiction & Feel-Bad Habits!
(Brain Walter, Chistopher Lane Photography) Happiness is what we all want. Misery is no fun. Yet, some people seem to hold on to misery as though it is a part of their DNA. You have seen it: The people who are so successful yet perpetually upset. The person who meets...
Urban Boho Decor Mixes!
(via) Urban Bohemian. I think that is my new style aptitude: one part hippie chic and one part traditional, even ultra modern, home. Rather than the plied on wildness of a rustic boho space, a little earthy free-spirit aesthetic mixes here with reatraint to create a...